Rep. Lauren Boebert’s decision to switch districts paid political dividends for her Tuesday, when she won a crowded Republican primary for an open seat in eastern Colorado.
Boebert, one of the most vulnerable Republicans in the House at the start of the political cycle, had been running for a third term in the competitive 3rd District, which is centered on Colorado’s rural Western Slope. But facing Democrat Adam Frisch, whom she barely beat in 2022, as well as a challenge from fellow Republican Jeff Hurd, Boebert abruptly switched districts late last year. She ran instead for the reliably redder 4th District seat that was opened by Republican Rep. Ken Buck’s resignation.
Boebert has been one of the most visible and controversial members of the House GOP conference since she won an upset primary over five-term incumbent Republican Scott Tipton in 2020. A newcomer to elective politics, she quickly positioned herself as a disruptor on Capitol Hill, heckling President Joe Biden during his 2021 State of the Union address and tangling with fellow GOP firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia on the House floor.
